BUREAU OF POLICE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Volume: 8 July - August 2009 Issue - 3

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Seminar on Criminal Justice Administration Human Rights Commission inaugurated the seminar while Justice

Pradeep Kant presided over the seminar.

Shri R.C. Arora, Director (Research), addressed the seminar

during inaugural session and discussed the objectives of the seminar and

shared his view with the gathering. Sh.R.C. Aroroa and Dr. B V Trivedi,

Deputy Director (Res.),BPR&D actively par ticipated in the

deliberations as co-chairpersons of two plenary sessions of the

seminar.

On the closing day of the seminar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arijit

Pasayat, former Judge, Supreme Court of India addressed the valedictory

session which was presided over by Hon'ble Justice Mr. D P Singh of

Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. The Seminar ended with a BPR&D in collaboration with Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya positive note underling the need for maintaining proper cooperation and National Law university, Lucknow organized a seminar on “ Recent coordination among all the wings of criminal justice system to deal with Anti Terror Legislative changes in criminal Justice administration : terrorist activities by implementing the existing laws. Eminent legal Perceptions and perspectives of Criminal Justice Professionals” on experts, judicial officers and prosecutors, police officers and prison 30th and 31st August,2009 at Lucknow (UP). Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. officers participated in the seminar.S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India and Chairprson of National

Prison Officers get training

Vertical Interaction Course for Prison officers

BPR&D organized three training programmes of 3 day

each under the Seeing is Learnig (SIL) scheme for prison officers at

Tihar Prison Complex, new Delhi in collaboration with the Directorate

of Prisons, Delhi during July- August,2009. Prison officer from the

rank of Deputy Jailor/ Assistant Superintendent of Prisons to the

Superintendent of Prisons from various part of the country

participated in the training programmes. Shri RC Arora,

Director(Res.& CA) and Dr. BV Trivedi, Deputy Director (Res. &CA)

attended the training progrmme and exchanged views with prison

officers and received the feedback.

BPR&D and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law

University, Lucknow have collectively conducted a Vertical Interaction

Course(VIC) for Prison officers at Lucknow from 24th to 29th

August,2009. Prison Officers from the rank of Deputy Jailor to IG

Prisons of different States of the country participated in the Training

programme. The main theme of the training programme was “ Impact

of Vocational Training on the Reformation and Rehabilitaion of

Prisoners.” Shri RC Arora, Director ( Res.) ,BPR&D delivered the

valedictory address to the participants.

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Hon'ble Minister of State for Home, Shri Ajay Maken visited BPR&D Headquarters on 25th August, 2009 to take stock of the working of

Bureau and to know about its role in the Indian policing. He had an

interaction with Director General, BPR&D and other senior officer of

the Bureau. A presentation on the functioning of the Bureau was

made on the occasion to acquaint the Hon'ble Minister with the

various activities and the constraints being faced by the

organization. Shri Prasun Mukherjee,DG, BPR&D discussed in

details about the problems faced by the Bureau due to the lack of

working staff and funds. Sh. Ajay Makan, Hon'ble Minister,

patiently listened to the problems and assured to take up the issue

with concerned and get them resolved at the earliest.

The Minister was also told about the progress made till date in

the restructuring work of the BPR&D. He was informed about the

new BPR&D headquarter building coming up at Mahipalpur on the

seven acres of DDA land allotted to the Bureau. The Hon'ble

Minister hoped that it should be completed soon.

Union Minister of State for Home visits BPR&DUnion Minister of State for Home visits BPR&D

Hon’ble Minister takes stock of BPR&D’s working situation

, Assistant

Director (Crime and Criminology) , BPR&D, has also

been selected for the prestigious Police Medal award

for

rendering excellent and

outstanding services to the Bureau. His commendable

achievements in the field of research have earned him a respectable

place in the concerned field.

Dr. Tapan Chakraborty

Meritorious Service on the occasion of

Independence Day, 2009 for

Police Medal for Meritorious Service

, Director

General, BPR&D has been conferred with President’s

Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion

of India’s Independence Day-2009. Shri Mukherjee,

a 1973 batch officer of Indian Police Service of West

Bengal cadre has been nominated for the prestigious

award for his commendable service to the West Bengal Police and BPR&D.

Shri Mukherjee was working as Addl. Director General of Police

(Telecommunication) in West Bengal before joining the BPR&D. He also

worked on various important positions in West Bengal Police like Addl.

Commissioner, Kolkata;ADG, Railways;IG (Law & Order), West Bengal and

as Police Commissioner of Kolkata.

Shri Prasun Mukherjee

Sh.R.C. Arora, Director(Research),BPR&D is addressing the seminar

Sh. Ajay Maken, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home is having a meeting with senior BPR&D Officers and other officials at BPR&D Headquarter,New Delhi

The Minister having a look at the BPR&D’ Publications and research works

Training Division

Research & Development Division

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Vertical Interaction Courses for IPS and senior police officers

A Course on “Image Building—Behaviour pattern of Police” was conducted at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hydrabad from

13-18th July,2009 for the senior Police Officers. 20 officers participated in the programme.

Another VIC on “ Advance techniques in Forensic Investigation” was organized at LNJN National Institute of Criminology & Forensic

Science, Delhi from 19th to 26th August,2009. Twenty three IPS and senior police officers from all over the country took part in course.

BPR&D also organized a Course on “ Strategic and Security Issues relating to National Security” at the Institute of Defence Studies and

Analysis, Delhi starting form 31st August and ending on 4th September,2009. Twenty Senior Police officers were trained during the course.

Course on Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare

The Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare course was organized for the Police personnel of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand

and Orissa at the Assam Training Centre and School, Diphu during the months of July-August,2009.

Training of Trainers programme Leadership and Management Courses

To upgrade the leadership and managerial skills of the senior

police officers, BPR&D organizes various courses at various institutes from

time to time. A five day course on “ Leadership and Organization

Deverlopment” was organized at ASCI, Hydrabad from 20 t0 24th July,

2009. Four officers attended the course. Another course on Basic

Leadership was also organized at XLRI, Jamshedpur from 27-31st

July,2009. Eight officers attended the programme.

A course on “Training of Trainers” for the faculty

members of the Police Institutes in Orissa was conducted from

20th to 24th July,2009 at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy,

Bhubaneshar, Orissa. Twenty nine members of the various police

institutions in Orissa participated in the course sponsored by

BPR&D.

TOT Courses on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings

BPR&D organized the regional level Training of Trainers

programmes on “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings” with the help of

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, New Delhi at Tamil Nadu Police

Academy, Chennai from 29 to 31st July 2009 . Another TOT was also

conducted at Dr. B R Ambedkar UP Police Academy , Moradabad from 25

to 27th July,2009. Eighty police officers participated in these courses.

Presentation of Research studies

A presentation on the Research study on “Rising Crime

against Elderly People and Responsibility of Police in Metros” by Sh.

S.N. Yadav of Group of Economic & Social Studies, New Delhi was

held on 19th August 2009 at BPR&D Hqrs. under the chairmanship of

Sh. R C. Arora, Director (Research), BPR&D. Other experts from the

different social organizations were also present in the meeting who

imparted valuable comments on the study.

Another presentation on the research project—“Psychological

Influences in Crime: A Comparative Study of Low and High Crime

Profile Villages of District Hisar, Haryana” by Dr. Sandeep Singh,

Lecturer, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology,

Hisar, Haryana on 18th August,2009 at BPR&D Hqrs. The work on the

research study was appreciated by the experts and officers attending

the presentation who gave some valuable suggestions to the

researcher.

Technical Evaluation of Bullet Proof Jackets

Sh.Prasun Mukherjee (DG), BPR&D being the chairman of the

Technical Evaluation Committee carried out the technical evaluation of the

light weight bullet proof jackets to be bought by CRPF on behalf of other

CPMFs during the months of July-August,2009. The Bureau did the

physical evaluation, area measurement test and ballistic trials of the

sixteen samples of jackets submitted by the nine firms.

Manpower Norms for Policing

BPR&D has evaluated the manpower requirements of 29 police

station of Delhi Police alongwith their vehicle requirements. The

evaluation was done under the Manpower Norms for Urban Policing

setup by MHA. These Norms were prepared by BPR&D with the approval

of MHA. Chandigarh Police have also been sanctioned a number of posts

in accordance with these norms.

Committee on Coastal Security Scheme meet

A meeting of the Committee on Coastal Security to assess MHA has nominated BPR&D to finalize and evolve a Standard

the status of implementation of the Scheme was held on 15th July Operating Procedures (SOPs) for security of malls/ multiplexes/hotels etc.

2009 under the chairmanship of DG, BPR&D. The nodal officers Three meetings were held to discuss and evaluate the SOPs under the

from all the 13 coastal states, Joint Secretary (BM), MHA and chairmanship of Director (Modernization), BPR&D during the June-

Officers from Coast Guard attended the meeting. A status report on August,2009 at the BPR&D Hqrs. The meetings discussed in details about

the implications of the security measures being taken due to the terrorist the achievement in creation of Police stations, manpower and boats

threats, specially during the Commonwealth Games to be held next year needed for the Scheme has been prepared and submitted to the

in Delhi. MHA.

Security of Malls,Multiplexes and Hotels

Scientific Investigation Courses

The Central Detective Training Schools of BPR&D organized the following courses for the Police investigators from the States and CPOs:

1. “Advance Course on Scientific Investigation” was conducted by

CDTS, Hydrabad from 1st June to 28th August,2009 and by

CDTS, Kolkata from 20th April to 17th July,2009.

2. Another Course on “Crime Scene investigation Lifting and

Picking of Material” was organized by CDTS, Chandigarh and

CDTS, Kolkata during the month of July,2009

3. The CDTS, Chandigarh conducted the courses on

“ Investigation of Homicide cases” and “ Investigation of Motor

Accident Cases” during the month of July,2009.

Trial of Bullet Proof Vehicles

To augment the modernization drive of Central Paramilitary Forces and State Police Forces, BPR&D organized demonstrations of bullet

proof vehicles and mine protected

vehicles during the months of July-

August,2009. The firms---VECTRA

Armoured Vehicles, Ashok Leyland

Vehicles and Mahindra Defence

Vehicles--- demonstrated their

products and held interactive sessions

with the representatives from SPG, BSF,

NSG, ITBP and MHA to ascertain the

capability of the BP Vehicles.

Shri S. Mohanty,Director,BPS Police Academy,Bhubaneshwar inaugurates the Course by lighting the lamps

The Marksman and UP-armoured Scorpio vehicles from Mahindra Defence Systems

Course on “ Crime Scene Investigation” at CDTS,Kolkata